BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | In accordance with the Hudson River Park Trust Act, the Hudson River Park Trust will hold a public hearing on a proposed lease for a restaurant at Pier 26, at N. Moore St. in Tribeca, between the Trust and City Vineyards and Wine Garden, LLC. The public hearing will be held read more here »

BY TINA BENITEZ-EVES | English blue Stilton, Huntsman, Danish blue, Chimay butter, Saga, Norwegian Jarlsberg — their names all handwritten on square or rectangular white paper signs — these imported and domestic cheeses, and other dairy delicacies, have drawn visitors and residents alike into 40 Third Ave. for nearly 20 years in search of the read more here »

FedEx man foils thief A FedEx driver confronted a man who was attempting to lift a parcel from his delivery truck on Mon., June 22. The suspect soon dropped the goods at about 1 p.m. and fled the scene near the northeast corner of W. 12th St. and Sixth Ave., police said. The 29-year-old driver chased the read more here »

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | In a crushing blow for opponents of the N.Y.U. 2031 mega-development plan, on Tuesday morning the Court of Appeals — the state’s highest court — ruled that the university’s full project can proceed. The way is now cleared for N.Y.U. to shoehorn four new buildings — with a total of nearly 2 read more here »

A campy crustacean was among the revelers at Saturday’s slightly rain-dampened Mermaid Parade on Coney Island. Despite all the over-the-top and revealing outfits, she didn’t have to claw her way to get attention.

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The debate over loud music in Washington Square Park can be seen like a chess match, as those who would rein in the noise carefully plot their next moves. However, it’s not chess, but rather Tic and Tac — as in the team of longtime busking twins — who are now read more here »

BY ANDY HUMM | The Landmarks Preservation Commission heard testimony on Tues., June 23, on whether to designate the adjoining sites of the original Stonewall Inn, which launched the rebellion that sparked the modern L.G.B.T. rights movement, as an official city landmark. The commissioners then took the unprecedented step of immediately moving to make a read more here »

BY JOSH ROGERS | Students won’t have to play hooky next year to celebrate Lunar New Year. The mayor and chancellor announced on Tuesday that they are adding the holiday to the coming school year. “We pledged to families we would keep working until we made Lunar New Year an official school holiday, and today we read more here »

On Tuesday, East Villager Dennis Edge documented a rescue of one of the three young red-tail hawks that recently fledged (flew) from a nest on Ageloff Towers, on Avenue A between E. Third and Fourth Sts. “One chick was rescued, while the other two are strong fliers and under their parents’ care,” Edge said. “In read more here »

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | With nicknames like “Speedy” and “Timo,” a coach with a shaggy good-luck beard and a “We Are Family” attitude reminiscent of the ’79 champion Pittsburgh Pirates, the East Side Community High School boys baseball recently rocked PSAL AA by winning the citywide championship. On June 3, on the diamond at Yankee read more here »